Disclaimer: I do not own the cast of Digimon :cries: but I wish I did. I do, however, own Ayame Higashiyama.
A/N: Ayame (Aya for short, like the English version of the Digidestined's names) is my OC. Just pretend she was one of the original eight (now nine) DigiDestined. Her digimon is Labramon, a cute little dog-like digimon (it is real if you want to see a picture). This takes place in the junior year of undergrad college for most of the original DigiDestined.
Chapter 1
The pale blue sky gave hints of a freezing night; minimal clouds traveled its broad expanse. The lush, green grass of the school's soccer field waved in the light breeze that blew in from the sea. Toyama University's soccer team was scattered upon the field, all warming down from their rigorous practice. One lone soccer player still dribbled a ball around the luscious field.
"Kamiya!" screamed a senior stretching on the grass. "Warming down does not mean dribbling the ball! Now start before the coach yells at you again!"
"Fine, fine," Tai waved his hand and plopped to the ground.
He performed his stretches with a smile, joking with his fellow juniors. The setting sun shone on his face, brightening his smile and his features. His hair was now closer to his head, though it was still rather puffy. Tai had gained much more muscle than what he had in high school; his clingy, sweat flecked shirt showed his newly gained strength.
Tai got up and brushed the loose grass off his pants. "Okay, guys, I'm starved. Any suggestions?"
The senior from before, Tokunaga, replied, "We could go to the cafeteria," he paused glancing at the faces of disgust around him, "or we could go downtown and look for something."
This choice drew more pleasant faces as the troupe began to leave the field. Tai knelt and rummaged through his duffle bag, searching. He growled as he threw some clothes out of his sack.
Tokunaga motioned for the pack to keep going as he backtracked to Tai. "Kamiya, need anything?"
"No," Tai shook his head as he glanced up, "I just need to make sure I have enough money!" He smiled and laughed.
"Okay, if you need any, tell me." Tokunaga strolled back to the team.
"Seriously, where is my money," Tai mumbled under his breath.
He picked up a practice jersey and tossed it to the ground. He halted; his digivice was underneath it. Tai gingerly lifted up the relic of days long gone. Wow, I forgot I left it in here………I wish I was back in those days, before we all split………but they are all gone now. I'll be surprised if any of them even talked to me anymore. Why did it have to go so wrong? His grip tightened on the digivice as he drew it to his head. A single tear rolled down his check; the setting sun reflected off of it, projecting his sorrow.
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The crowds at Toyama Airport that day could make someone claustrophobic. The Christmas crowd was packed like sardines; the lines were almost stationary. It seemed every tourist in Toyama was trying to make it home at the same time; the last of the Christmas celebrations had just concluded!
The airlines leading into Toyama were relatively empty compared to the planes leaving it. One passenger of the incoming line was struggling to break through the spilling outgoing lines. Her dirty blonde hair hung loose as she strove to keep her bangs out of her eyes. She fought through the crowd with her luggage cart, pushing away crazed tourists. Could I have picked a better time? she asked herself.
Many tiresome minutes later, she shoved through the entrance into the cooling air just in time to see the magnificent sunset. It illuminated the surrounding foliage, turning green bushes into golden statues. The blossoms on the cherry trees around the perimeter of the airport seems dipped in orange dye as the sun's rays shone through their thin petals. The originally white walls of the Toyama Airport shone gold and orange, as if a rejuvenating fire had consumed the building. She sighed and gazed at the beauty of Toyama, as she would never see it again with this serenity.
The speeding taxis of the airport thrust her out of her reverie. Startled, she raised her hand to hail a cab. A yellow taxi pulled up next to her and rolled down its window.
"Where ya goin', lady?" the crude driver queried.
"Downtown," she replied.
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Tai strolled the streets of downtown with his hands in his pockets, lagging behind his soccer mates. He raised his head towards the sky, blowing some of his hair out of his face. He sighed and watched as the sun morphed the clouds orange, pink, then purple.
Why did we do it? It would have been easier just to talk about it, not to do what we did…maybe, we all could have been together now…and, and she…she was mine, I know I was right…but why, why did he do that? Tai sighed and closed his eyes. We were young. One doesn't know anything at seventeen. I just—
"Oof!" Tai slammed into a large suitcase and sent himself and the luggage tumbling onto the pavement.
His entourage looked back the noise and roared at what they saw. Tai had knocked into some woman's luggage, causing it to knock the other bags down onto him, all the while he was spread face-first on the sidewalk with his legs in the air. The unfortunate woman, at the time, was paying her taxi driver and was knocked in the back of the legs with a stray bag and also spread on the pavement. Tai sat up, rubbed his head, and gawked at the destruction. Nice going, Tai.
He lifted himself off the ground and ambled over to the lady. "Ma'am, I am so sorry. I just wasn't looking where I was going."
"You can say that again!" a sophomore bellowed.
"Shut up, Yamazaki!" Tai howled.
Tai knelt and supported her as she stood up. I like her perfume…it's oddly familiar.
"Thank you," she wiped her coat off.
Her golden hair glinted in the last of the setting sun as she flipped it back, her face still pointed at the ground. Her hair and perfume…they're familiar. But I can't place them.
She lifted her face towards his; they gasped, let go of each other, and took an involuntary step backwards.
Tai!
Aya!
"Wha-what are…" she started.
"A-aya…" Tai gaped.
"Hey!" Tokunaga interrupted. "Do you two know each other?"
Tai continued to gaze at Aya in astonishment. "I grew up with her."
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Okay, that's the first chapter. R&R. Personally, I think I could have written it better, but that's okay. I'll try to update soon! Chou
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